Autumn 2007

Pensioners News Pages 2 – 3 The UK Pension Fund UUKPF – financial update

Pages 4 – 10 UPA news round-up

Page 11 – 13 Unilever’s best behaviour

Page 14 – 15 Brand news UUKPF – financial update

The Unilever UK Pension Fund 7th Report by the Trustees, taking account of the liability to pay pensions and other benefits in the future. The and Statement of Accounts (for the year diagram on the right illustrates the deposition of the ended 31 March 2007) is now available Fund’s assets at 31 March 2007. on request. Michael Normington, During the year under review, a reorganisation took Financial Controller of the Fund, outlines place within the Fund’s equity investments. As a result some of the highlights below. of this restructuring, various changes were made to the Fund’s investment manager structure. During the year to 31 March 2007, the value of the Fund’s assets increased by £320 million and now As at 31 March 2007, the Fund’s investments were stands at just under £5.1 billion, representing an being managed by the following investment managers: increase of one-third over the last two years. The Equities Alliance Bernstein Report and Statement of Accounts summarises the transactions and net assets of the Fund and does not Goldman Sachs Asset Management take account of liabilities to pay pensions and other JP Morgan Asset Management benefits in the future. Lazard Asset Management Income £427m Newton Investment Management Northern Trust Luxembourg Management Company (Univest) Investment income £140m Bonds Aberdeen Asset Management Contributions £286m Goldman Sachs Asset Management Transfers from other funds £1m Prudential M&G Asset Management Hedge Funds Northern Trust Luxembourg Expenditure £262m Management Company (Univest) Property CB Richard Ellis Investors

Private Equity Pantheon Ventures Benefits paid £251m (Pensions and lump sums) During the year ended 31 March 2007, the Fund’s investment managers collectively returned a Transfers to other funds £4m performance of 6.0% against the benchmark return Expenses £7m of 6.0%. The rate of inflation over the period, as measured by the Retail Prices Index, was 4.8%. Over the ten-year period to 31 March 2007 the annualised The Fund’s income during the year (mainly return of 7.5% has been slightly ahead of the contribution and investment income) exceeded benchmark return of 7.2%, but well ahead of the expenditure, primarily the payment of pensions and Retail Prices Index, which averaged 2.8%. lump sums, by £165 million. Contribution income included Special Contributions paid by the company As at 31 March 2007, the value of the Fund’s assets of £224 million. invested in the Univest pooled-investment fund amounted to £1.26 billion, or 26% of total assets. This The Fund’s assets are invested in accordance with includes the investment in hedge funds, which was the investment strategy, which is implemented undertaken through Univest during the year.

2 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 Asset allocation (as at 31 March 2007)

UK equities 12.4%

North America equities 16.6%

Europe equities 17.8%

Japan/Pacific/Emerging 15.0% market equities

UK bonds 16.2%

Property 9.2%

Private equity 4.6%

Cash and other investments 3.3%

Hedge funds 4.9%

5.1 4.9 4.8 Value of investments 1998 – 2007 4.3 4.2 (as at 31 March 2007) 4.2 4.1 Property 3.8 3.5 Private equity Ordinary shares 3.1 Fixed interest

Cash, deposits and others

Hedge funds

If you would like a copy of the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2007, please contact the Fund Secretary, Andy Rowell. Write to him at Unilever UK Pensions (address on page 16). Please remember to quote your pensioner record number. £ billions

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Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 3 UPA Ashford

Each year so far we have organised On top of all this we run at least five meetings during the year so that members can just get together. For a short holiday for our members and these we try to arrange speakers to come along. At this year has been no different, except the end of last year we had Damian Green our local that there have been two: a cruise to MP, who spoke about life in Parliament. This year we the Norwegian Fjords and a cruise to have had an organ player and a wood turner, and are looking forward to a wine tasting and a talk by Anne Guernsey and Ireland. This has had the Bulpin, one of our members, on flower arranging. advantage of giving our holiday organiser, Our membership has been fairly stable for the last John Wright, a well earned break. couple of years, but of course we are always ready to welcome new members – contact Cynthia Elliott The Luncheon Club (ably run by Allen Benfold) (see page 16) for details. This year we particularly goes from strength to strength, and managed to top welcome Ernie and Joan Bulgin who now live just 100 attending (over two days) in March. Allen is still outside Cape Town, South Africa. looking for new venues, and has included a visit to Faversham Brewery. At our last AGM, two of our Committee members, Alan and Mary Yardley, retired as they found that Sylvia Smith is in charge of the walking section and they are spending more and more time at their home is coming up with all sorts of ideas. Following a in Spain. We must thank them for all their work successful guided tour of historic Faversham last year, in helping to set up UPA Ashford and their help in she started off this year with a guided tour of Lydd running the club over the last four years. They will be and followed up with a walk around Chilham Castle missed but will continue to support the club in any and Gardens. way that they can. KANSAS, Maureen Cox’s ‘Knit and Natter, Stitch and UPA Ashford at London Guildhall 6 Sew’ section continues to thrive, as does the theatre section which she also organises. This year we have been to see ‘The Lion King’, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat’ and ‘We will Rock You’ – all of which were fully booked. In December we will be

off once more to the pantomime at Hastings.

Our planned trip to France last November was an outstanding success, as was the one in April when we visited yet another superb restaurant, this time in Ardres. Once again we are planning to take two coaches across the channel in November.

For our day trips this year we have been to Wisley Gardens and to London ‘2000 years – a square mile’. For this last trip we had an excellent guide from City and Village Tours who gave us a most interesting and informative day. Coming up are trips to Parham House and Gardens, the Eastbourne International Airshow and Buckingham Palace.

4 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 UPA Colworth

UPA Colworth’s croquet team5

The setting up of the Unilever We also launched a Luncheon Club. This activity, which has been so successful in other UPAs looks as Pensioners Associations (UPAs) was a though it will be equally successful for us with three response to the fact that many ‘sell-outs’ so far. It has also been successful in drawing pensioners had no connections with the in members that we do not see otherwise. concern because Unilever businesses no A highlight of our excursions was in December when longer survived locally. Regional groups we took an ‘after dark’ boat trip on the Thames, provide that point of contact which from Greenwich to Tower Pier, followed by a night ride on the London Eye. London by night from the otherwise would not exist. river was stunning - the laser beam from the Old Royal Observatory, London Docklands ablaze with We are lucky at UPA Colworth because our ‘home light, Tower Bridge, the Palace of Westminster and, base’ is still there. It still supports us strongly and we of course, the Eye itself. Then an aerial view, from are still involved in many ways with the laboratory, the Eye, of London illuminated for Christmas. Finally which we have not mentioned in these reviews a drive down Regent Street for the lights, plus fish before. One area of involvement is through our and chips in the Swiss Cottage pub on the way home, access to the site’s sporting facilities. We still have completed a great day out. pensioners playing cricket for the Colworth team, ‘geriatric’ tennis and golf thrive, and some still risk We also had another ‘boating excursion’, a cruise on their lives on the squash court. In addition, many of the Orwell Estuary in a Thames sailing barge. The our members serve on the committees of the various ‘Thistle’, built at Port Glasgow in 1895, traded under sports clubs, even though their playing days are long sail all around the coast of the United Kingdom, and gone. In one sporting arena, however, pensioners through two world wars, mostly carrying coal to the currently rule the roost: croquet. Our pensioners Port of London. In 1987 she was refurbished and croquet club played its first competitive match this refitted as a passenger-carrying barge. Our charter summer - and won. Is this the start of something big? was from Ipswich Docks, where we boarded for a leisurely run down the estuary under sail to just short Pensioners are also active in fundraising. In 1993 of the Harwich Basin. The weather was a mixture a committee was formed to promote fundraising of sun and cloud, but no rain – just right for the efforts across the Colworth site with a view to twitchers to ‘twitch’, the drinkers to drink (bar on supporting local charitable causes. Last year board), and everyone to enjoy a relaxed afternoon. five members of the Charity Committee were pensioners. Pensioners also helped out in the two In our other major activity our Crawlers continued main fundraising activities, the ‘Striders Marathon to crawl. We did the majority of it locally, but also Weekend’, and the Colworth Triathlon – but not by had awaydays - in Constable Country in Suffolk active participation. Since its formation, the Colworth with time to catch Constable’s birthplace and studio Charity Committee has raised in excess of £125,000. and a look at Flatford Mill, and in Malvern where the climb to the Worcestershire Beacon and the Over the last 12 months our social programme trek across the Malvern Hills was probably our most has been the tried and tested mix of events and challenging walk so far. excursions. Our talk in February was not only interesting, but it got us a mention on Radio 2. Our All in all, another enjoyable and well supported year. speaker, Adrian McGlynn, who told us about the central role of Weatherbys of Wellingborough in British horse racing, is Sarah Kennedy’s partner and she mentioned us on her morning show.

Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 5 UPA Gloucester

Another successful year has flown by for our UPA Gloucester Travel Club with UPA Gloucester’s ‘Turkey & Tinsel’ Rhine cruise 5 holidays and days out being enjoyed and of the summer, 48 of us enjoyed a lovely day out. In well supported by our members. November, 50 members and guests will be enjoying a weekend break at Nidd Hall in North Yorkshire, and With the exception of our excellent two-day finally our year will close with a festive Christmas Christmas lunches, which were enjoyed by 320 Concert which we are holding at our own Sports and members and guests, our year closed with a Social Club. wonderful ‘Turkey & Tinsel’ Rhine cruise. 48 of us left Gloucester by coach at 4.00am finally arriving In addition, during the year we still hold our annual at the ‘Lady Anne’, our floating hotel for the next Spring, Autumn and Christmas re-union lunches. The five days, at about 7.00pm. Everything about this Spring and Autumn lunches are usually held over two trip was superb. The crew were amazing, the food days, but because the Christmas lunches are always so even more so, and the party atmosphere and popular it is likely that for the first time this year we entertainment on board was first class. Even the may have to go to three days. weather was kind to us and cruising down the Rhine in the winter sunshine with both sides of the river In May we held our AGM at which the Committee a mass of late autumnal colours was quite magical, was re-elected en-bloc - so we assume we are especially passing so many fairytale-like castles on keeping our membership happy. For the first time the way. Everyone had a great time as can be seen we started the afternoon with a buffet which proved from the happy faces in the photograph, and there very popular and a good incentive to increase was only one question on everyone’s lips when we attendance, so I think this will be our pattern for returned home – “please, when are we going again?” the future. Following the meeting we were given an If you can cope with the long coach journey, this is extremely interesting and informative talk by a Crime definitely one to be recommended. Prevention Officer which was very well received, as were the free gifts he brought along. After a couple of us attended the Group Leisure & Travel Show last September at the NEC Birmingham, We are totally committed to maintaining our high we chose the charming small city of Lichfield for our standards in whatever we undertake. With the first day trip of the year. This proved an excellent continued support of our members we are looking choice. On a bright sunny day in April, 75 members forward to our 2008 programme, which we hope will and guests set off to explore this delightful city with prove to be as popular as in previous years. its beautiful cathedral. As the city is quite small, and there were a lot of us, we seemed to be bumping into people we knew all day! This was a great day out and a good start to 2007.

For our annual summer outing we decided to have a change from the usual seaside resort and instead visited the pretty maritime town of Dartmouth which sits on the River Dart. This is an absolutely beautiful part of the country and, on one of the rare hot days

6 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 UPA Leeds

The past 12 months have been an tour around the city as well as a canal trip. The more adventurous had enough time to explore this ancient interesting and exciting time for members city by themselves and enjoyed tasting some of the of UPA Leeds. A wide variety of events large selection of beers available and sampling some have been organised on behalf of our of the cuisine. David also seems to have the knack of members and not only have these choosing good weather for these events. been well attended by an active core of This year, in addition to the visit to Brugge, UPA Leeds supporters, judging from the feedback we has organised visits to: the Wedgwood and Moorcroft Potteries; the Derbyshire Crich Tram Museum and have received they have been thoroughly Hardwick Hall; The Deep sealife museum in Hull; enjoyed. Membership of the organisation Hartlepool Maritime Museum; Tatton Flower is now settled at around the 240 mark Show and Edinburgh Tattoo. There have also been the popular guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales, with over 40% attending at least one our annual bowls tournament, an early summer event each year. barbecue, lunch club at the Thomas Danby College and a relax and resolve session and buffet lunch at Our second AGM, held in November 2006, was once the David Lloyd Fitness Centre in Leeds. We have again the largest attended event in the past year been to see the ‘Good Old Days’ show at the Leeds with over 130 members and guests participating in City Varieties and we are on standby to attend a the three-course meal at the Castle Grove Masonic recording of the popular TV show ‘Countdown’ at the Hall. For this meeting the Committee arranged Yorkshire TV studios later on in the year. presentations by Unilever Insurance, the Leeds Fire We hope all of this will whet the appetite and Brigade, Leeds Care Ring (a City Council funded encourage non-members to join in the fun with organisation which provides an alarm service for UPA Leeds. pensioners living on their own) and Godsons (our preferred travel agent). UPA Leeds’ Brugge trip6

During the past year the Committee has lost one member, Malcolm Colbeck, who resigned for personal reasons. We have been unable to find a replacement for Malcolm, whom many of our members will remember as a union representative at the personal care factory at Seacroft. The Chairman, Leon Mayers, and the members of the Committee would welcome any nominations from our members for this vacancy.

Spurred on by the success of our first overseas trip in 2006 to the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland and subsequent visit to Dublin, David Dale our membership secretary and enthusiastic overseas-trip planner, organised another hugely successful visit in May to Brugge in Belgium. Members enjoyed a guided walking

Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 7 London Pensioners Club

A new first entry in Pensioners News for whether there would be any racing. However, the day improved and after a very good lunch, the more the London Club (over 1,600 members), energetic amongst us trotted down to the course to th which this year celebrates its 60 try our luck (and the less energetic amongst us were Anniversary in November. content to watch from the hospitality suite, and put our money on with the Tote lady outside!). The In March, 38 Club members and friends set off for annual ‘Day at the Races’ continues to be our most a trip to the National Stud at Newmarket. Despite popular day trip. lingering mist we had the pleasure of seeing the mares, stallions and delightful foals, ranging from Our Spring holiday was at the Hotel Miramar in two days to two months old. Our guide, Theresa, Bournemouth. During our five-day break we visited kept us hugely entertained with vivid descriptions Mompesson House and Athelhampton House and of the various procedures involved in ‘covering’ the Gardens near Dorchester. We also visited Exbury mares, and explained the care and attention which Gardens in the New Forest, where we enjoyed the is given to all the horses, especially the pregnant beautiful grounds from chauffeur-driven buggies and mares both before and after the birth of the foals took a ride on the Steam Railway. in the maternity unit! After lunch we departed for About 170 members attended our usual summer Cambridge where we had time to stroll around this lunch and AGM which was held at Drapers Hall in beautiful city or to visit the stunningly beautiful London in June. Before lunch 30 members enjoyed a King’s College Chapel. guided tour of Freemasons Hall, where they saw one Building on the lessons learned at the National Stud, of the world’s finest collections of Masonic Material, we went to Brighton Races in May to make our including items owned by Edward VII and Winston fortunes! We thought Newmarket was misty, but Churchill; and another 20 members had an audio tour when we arrived at Brighton we could hardly see of HMS Belfast. across the racecourse, and it was debatable Also in June, 32 of us set off for the emerald London Pensioners Club in Bournemouth 6 isle, flying from Heathrow to Dublin. Our very knowledgeable driver, John Costello, introduced us to Dublin, Galway, Connemara and Limerick. Our day around the Connemara area provided spectacular scenery, with mountains and lakes and a chance to stop off at some picturesque little towns. Galway itself was a pleasant base, and we managed to sample much of the local fare – including the famous Galway oysters, and enjoyed a traditional evening of Irish song and dance. On the way back to Dublin we travelled via Limerick, but failed to see Terry Wogan who was receiving the freedom of his native city that day!

Future events currently being planned for 2008 include holidays to Northumbria in May, Chester and the North West in July and Poland in September.

8 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 UPA Warrington

UPA Warrington’s Ireland trip5

UPA Warrington is still going strong even In April we made a long awaited visit to the TV Studios at Leeds to watch three episodes of the through our numbers have decreased ever popular programme ‘Countdown’ being made. gradually over the years to 146. This is Prior to the recordings, Carol Vorderman and Des mainly due to Crosfield having been sold O’Connor met and spoke with the audience. They off and the reduction in the number of were extremely approachable and after the show several members waited to take photos and obtain pensioners in the area. their autographs. We had waited for nearly three years to get the tickets but it was considered by all Since we last reported, we have enjoyed regular attending to be well worth the wait. lunch venues. As a change from hotels and pubs, we have branched out to include restaurants in garden At the end of our previous report we mentioned centres where the lunches have been followed by plans were being made for a trip to Ireland. This was talks on planting tubs and hanging baskets etc. Our a very successful trip, marred only by the rain during Christmas Lunch at Statham Lodge was a huge success the last couple of days. We drove through Wales and this year we had the pleasure of Cynthia Elliott’s to Holyhead and took the ferry to Dun Laoghaire company. In all we totalled 99 – not quite the 100 we and then on to the Ramada Woodland Court Hotel had hoped for. in Bray, where the food and accommodation were excellent. The next day we headed for the Mill Park We regularly visit the theatre and have enjoyed Hotel in Donegal where we were based for the next ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘42nd Street’, ‘Starlight Express’, four days. Once again the food and accommodation ‘Me and My Girl’ and ‘Guys and Dolls’. We also were first class and the hotel had many amenities visited Tatton Hall for ‘Carols by Candlelight’ plus including an indoor swimming pool which appealed a tour of the Hall’s Christmas decorations. We have to a number of our members. We visited numerous ‘Cats’ to look forward to in November and a trip to places of interest whilst touring the area including Bridgewater Hall in December. These trips are all the Belleek China Factory and the church where W.B. well attended and hugely enjoyed by our regular Yeats the poet and Nobel Prize winner was buried. theatre goers. We also took a boat trip whilst in Donegal and In September 2006 we accepted UPA Wirral’s walked along the Giants Causeway en route to our invitation to visit them. The weather was perfect final stopping place - the ‘haunted’ Ballygally Castle. and on arrival a reception committee was waiting Our return journey took us to Belfast, where we to usher us into their clubhouse where an excellent boarded the ferry to Stranaer, then along the coast buffet awaited us. After lunch we split up into groups to the Lake District and back to Warrington. and were escorted around Village by a member of the Wirral Committee and ended up at the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Here we spent a very interesting hour or so before saying goodbye to our hosts and boarding the coach back to Warrington. This had been more than just an enjoyable day out, for some it had been a trip down memory lane.

Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 9 UPA Wirral

UPA Wirral has enjoyed yet another In September a full coach departed Port Sunlight for a four-day break on the Isle of Wight. All the sights successful 12 months. The support we and delights of this beautiful island were enjoyed. have received has been very pleasing. Our autumn theatre trip took us to the Playhouse in Manchester to enjoy the musical ‘Me and My Girl’. In Late July 2006 saw us make a journey to the Royal October we held an old-time film matinee and buffet Welsh Show at Llanelwedd near Builth Wells. Our at The Lever Club which was extremely well attended, two-hour journey took us through the glorious and we intend repeating the event again later this countryside of the Welsh borders. With so much year. We visited Manchester again in November for a going on at the same time it was only possible to see performance of the stage show ‘Mamma Mia’. some of what was on offer in the six hours we were there. We returned to Wales for our next outing, January ushered in a visit to the Theatre Clwyd for when we visited the Snowdon Mountain Railway. the pantomime ‘Beauty and the Beast’, preceded by Unfortunately, at 2,500 ft, we entered the cloud base lunch at the Plas Hafod Hotel. Another 20 members over the mountain. We spent half an hour at the enjoyed our first attempt at ten-pin bowling in summit café and then travelled back down to the February. The February quiz was again very well lovely town of Betws-y-Coed. attended. In March and April we went to the theatre to watch ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead’ In August, our colleagues at UPA Leeds invited us and a performance of the hit show ‘The Producers’. over to spend a very enjoyable day in the city of Leeds. A week later we made our annual trip to the The highlight of our programme was unquestionably Bangor-on-Dee race meeting. The weather could have our five-day trip to Paris in May. All the delights of been better, but this did not spoil the enjoyment. the city were enjoyed, not least a visit to the night club! In July a full coach spent a very enjoyable UPA Wirral’s Paris trip6 four days in the Wye Valley and the Cotswolds. We missed most of the floods and the rain. And then, to round off the programme, 48 members visited the Llangollen Railway and Canal. The surprise of the day was to find that one of the voluntary guards on the train was one of our members, Derek Snedker.

Whilst all the above was going on, the standard monthly Luncheon Clubs continued to flourish, as did the many walks and rambles we organised. We are indebted to our members for their continued support.

10 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 Unilever’s best behaviour

Growing consumer awareness about “For Unilever, doing business responsibly is a tradition that goes right back to our origins. But it’s what we issues such as climate change and do in the future that counts … we will be judged on recycling is forcing companies to think our actions and not on our press releases.” carefully about their behaviour. , Unilever CEO Consumers used to choose their soap powder based on price and functionality – which one would make Progress report their clothes the cleanest? Now that people are Unilever’s ‘Sustainable Development Report 2006’, more aware of social and environmental issues, published in May, looks at the progress Unilever is their decisions may also be influenced by how much making in areas such as nutrition, hygiene and the packaging a product comes in and whether they environment. Specifically: consider the manufacturer to be environmentally responsible. • how Unilever is helping to tackle obesity through improved nutrition labelling A commitment to sustainable development and responsible business practice is embedded in • the work being done to combat under- Unilever’s Vitality mission and business principles. This nutrition through food fortification means that Unilever is proactive in understanding the impact it has as a business on society: how its • its major partnerships to improve handwashing operations are run, how its raw materials are sourced and oral health and, crucially, through its brands: • its people vitality programme to enhance the “Successful brands of the future will be those that well-being of employees satisfy the functional needs of consumers and address • the challenges of climate change and their concerns as citizens - concerns about the sustainable agriculture. environment and social justice.” Patrick Cescau, Unilever CEO Find out more, or download the report, at www.unilever.com Unilever is determined to continue being a leader in responsible corporate behaviour and has recently announced that it will:

• not advertise to children below the age of six • This year, Unilever attained the highest • only advertise healthier food products to possible score on the new FTSE4Good children between six and 11 Environmental Leaders Europe 40 Index, • not use ‘size zero’ models in its advertising which identifies companies with leading environmental practices. • source all of its tea from sustainable sources by 2012 (see page 12) • Unilever achieved a gold standard in the Business in the Community Corporate • source all of its dairy products used in Ben & Jerry’s Responsibility Index 2006 and the Environment products from sustainable farms by 2008 Index 2006.

• reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases by a • The Sunday Times included Unilever in its ‘Top further 25% by 2012 (on top of the 35% reduction 100 Companies that Count’ listing. made over the period 1996-2006).

Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 11 Unilever seals historic sustainable tea deal Unilever is set to transform the world’s tea industry after committing to buy all of its tea from sustainable, ethical sources.

As the world’s biggest purchaser of tea, Unilever , the world’s best-selling tea brand, and PG signed a deal with international environmental Tips, the UK’s leading tea, will be the first brands organisation ‘Rainforest Alliance’ on 25 May 2007. to contain certified tea. The aim is to see all Lipton Rainforest Alliance has been asked to start certifying Yellow Label and PG Tips tea bags sold in Western Unilever’s own tea farms with immediate effect. The Europe certified by 2010 and all Lipton tea bags sold first farm to apply for certification will be Unilever’s globally certified by 2015. tea estate in Kericho, Kenya, which will be followed by other farms in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Indonesia, “This will transform the tea industry, which has India, Argentina and Sri Lanka. been suffering for many years from oversupply and underperformance. It won’t be achieved overnight, Certification will enable growers to command higher but we are committed to doing it because we believe prices for their tea - up to 15% more - which will help it is the right thing to do for the people who drink them achieve a better quality of life and standard of our tea, the people along the entire length of our living. It is thought that certification will eventually supply chain and for our business.” extend to thousands of farms across Africa, South America and South-East Asia. Patrick Cescau, Unilever CEO

It is the first time that Rainforest Alliance, better- www.liptonforthefuture.com known for coffee certification, has audited tea www.pgtips.co.uk farms. Its certification process looks at a wide range of environmental, economic and social factors - including water conservation, wildlife protection, soil management and fair treatment and good conditions for workers - which align closely with Unilever’s own standards for sustainable agriculture.

12 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 Let’s lick global

www.benjerry.co.uk warming www.climatechangecollege.org

From cow to cone, Ben & Jerry’s is The rigorous process of maximising energy efficiency, moving to renewable energy sources and taking measures to reduce its eco offsetting any residual carbon impact has recently hoofprint and to provide practical earned them the proud title of World’s first ‘climate solutions to climate change for people neutral’ ice cream. wanting to cut their ‘carbs’. Jerry Climate Change College himself said: “Arctic ice caps and ice The Climate Change College is a unique partnership cream are best kept frozen - take it between Ben & Jerry’s, the WWF and Dutch polar from us ice cream guys, if it’s melted explorer Marc Cornelissen. It gives 18-30 year old it’s ruined.” ice-cream loving eco-preneurs the chance to realise their ideas for grass-roots action on climate change. On a mission to cut emissions Each year the College recruits Ambassadors from around Europe who are trained through a mix of Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield set out to make the online and live lectures and workshops, including a best possible ice cream in the nicest possible way. practical field trip to the Arctic to join the scientific At the heart of their ambition was a deep rooted community there. The aim is for the Ambassadors belief that business had a responsibility to give to use the experiences and knowledge they gain to back. Almost 30 years later they’re upholding this inspire people about how small actions can make a powerful mission through a whole herd of social and difference in protecting the planet. So far this year environmental initiatives but their main focus is on the Climate Change College has helped UK consumers combating climate change - one scoop at a time. cut their ‘carbs’ by a whopping 100 tonnes of C02.

When it comes to tackling climate change, Ben & Jerry’s recognises that it has to be a collaborative process - with business, government and consumers all working together to stop the ‘melt’.

Nice Dairy Air!

Ben & Jerry’s first embarked on their campaign to ‘Lick Global Warming’ back in 2002 with tubs of One Sweet Whirled, in collaboration with Dave Matthews Band. Now, in 2007, faced with the fact that the flatulence of our Friesian friends also contributes to global warming they have gone one hoof further in their mission to cut ‘carbs’ by taking into account other greenhouse gasses such as methane and nitrous oxide (laughing gas) – produced during dairy farming.

Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 13 Brand news

Soothe Our Skin

Very dry skin has a new way of fighting back. Intensive Rescue is a new range of products specifically designed to tackle the driest of skin: hydrating foot cream, soothing hand cream, moisture locking body lotion and relief and repair balm.

The relief and repair balm has been specially designed for very difficult areas of dry skin, such as knees and elbows. Its highest combination of moisturising ingredients work within seconds to help relieve severe dryness symptoms and then it continues to deliver moisture for 24 hours.

Vaseline Intensive Rescue goes beyond instant relief and provides long-lasting moisture, providing the proper environment for your skin to do something amazing: repair itself. www.vaseline.co.uk Small pack, mighty results!

Following successful launches in Canada and the US, Unilever has been first to market in the UK to launch a 2x concentrated liquid detergent under the and brands.

One small 35ml cap is powerful enough to clean an entire wash load, so bottles of new ‘small & mighty’ are half the size of the previous dilute liquid. This makes it easier to store, pour and carry. Small & mighty is also kinder to the environment as it uses 40% less packaging and 60% less water than dilute liquids.

Persil small & mighty is available in five variants: Bio, Non-Bio, Colour, Aloe Vera and Persil with Freshness of Comfort. Giving you brilliant results even at low temperatures.

Surf small & mighty gives you gorgeous laundry for less, with three variants (Tropical, Sunshine and Lavender & Oriental Blossom) that are bursting with even more great fragrance.

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14 Pensioners News Autumn 2007 Bish, bash, bosh – real good nosh

Colman’s have recently relaunched their dry packet sauces, used to make British favourites such as: shepherds pie, casseroles, pasta bakes and Sunday roasts. The improved recipes contain no artificial colours, artificial preservatives, hydrogenated fats or added msg. Ice cream innovations New recipes to the range include: Easy Steak & Ale Pie, Easy Chicken & Mushroom Pie, Easy Lasagne and This summer saw Wall’s launch a number of exciting Hunter’s BBQ Chicken. So why not pick up some fresh new ice cream products: ingredients and a packet of Colman’s sauce to make a • One of their biggest innovations is tasty, simple and nutritious meal. Ecuador - an indulgent new variant of Magnum, featuring a dark chocolate coating made with 62% cocoa from Ecuador.

• Strawberry and Yoghurt Delice is the scrumptious new flavour from Carte D’Or. Delicious smooth yoghurt ice-cream swirled with strawberry sorbet and topped with an indulgent strawberry coulis. And some of you have been telling us how much you enjoy Carte D’Or Vanilla Light - the great taste of Carte D’Or Vanilla Ice Cream, with 50% less fat and 30% fewer calories!

• And, targeting a completely new area of frozen The first ever squeezy English mustard is just desserts, are Frusì pots. Each pot contains a layer of what you need to make your meat delicious. wholegrain cereals, a layer of creamy yoghurt mix Add a dollop of mustard straight onto your and a topping of real fruit pieces. meat without the need for fuss and bother with spoons or knives, but keeping the same great, They have no artificial colours, sweeteners or zingy taste of Colman’s English mustard. flavours. Packed with natural goodness, a single pot includes 50% of your recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. With only 110 calories and three grams of fat, a Frusì pot is a great-tasting healthy snack that’s perfect for any time of the day.

Frusì is currently available in three fabulous flavour combinations: fruits of the forest, mango and raspberry, and pineapple and raspberry. Enjoy them straight from the freezer with a spoon and a smile!

Along with the new Milk Time range for kids and deliciously fruity Smoothies, Wall’s certainly introduced a lot of new treats to enjoy this summer (despite the rain!). www.walls.co.uk

Autumn 2007 Pensioners News 15 STOP PRESS Contact details For queries regarding this publication, Unilever 35 Club UK Pensioners Association or Regional Groups: Cynthia Elliott, Pensioners Liaison Manager Did you work for Unilever for more than 30 Unilever UK Pensions years? If so, you may like to meet up with old Walton Court, Station Avenue friends and colleagues from time to time by Walton-on-Thames joining the 35 Club. The objectives of the Club Surrey KT12 1NT are to promote good fellowship and to meet up with old friends and colleagues in a warm Tel: 01932 261657 and welcoming atmosphere. Fax: 01932 261885 Email: [email protected] Any past or current employees of Unilever UUKPF website: www.uukpf.co.uk PLC (or any of its subsidiaries or associated companies) are eligible for membership on To request a copy of the UUKPF 7th Report completion of 30 years service. There is a life and Statement of Accounts for the year ended membership fee of £20. 31 March 2007:

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